BRAD'S COMMENTS:
It's ironic that the Moscow Class scout is a better fighting ship than the
Paine
Class frigate of the same era. Overall, the Moscow has more
power, better weapons, and at least equal the amount of superstructure compared
to the Paine. As heavy scouts go, the Moscow is the 24th century
equivalent of many 23rd century cruisers and frigates, with multiple torpedoes
and phasers in both the forward and the aft arcs. Like many of FASA's
Federation ships from the TNG Officer's Manual, the Moscow is an attempt to
emulate the swooping, organic look of the Galaxy Class
supercruiser. I'm not sure it's a very good attempt, as I believe the
saucer section is too small and I do not like the overall shape of the secondary
hull. Just the same, on paper, the Moscow is well designed and plays
nicely in many scenarios.